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I got your crying right here, pal!  only 40, really? since you are down there you might as well man-up and ride the entire course... lord knows you need the practice! HA!

7am departure... wtf? leave spec's at 5:30... I can sleep in, ride 40+ on flat windy ground and be back at the house by lunch... explain to me why this trip is better! oh, bonding time... that's right!   

but if i ride the entire course how will i be able to run after? 

Awh...that is VERY cute!  YEAH Daddy!  

well, you start by putting your running shoes on, then you put one foot in front of the other... HA! retardo-montalbahn!

Yes, very cute!  Lord knows, Todd needs lots-o-encouragement! HA!  BTW, another br story... I am definitely seeing a trend... lol!

Ouch!!!!!!! Hope she heals well.

I am so glad my pool is never crowded. Sorry you have to deal with an idiot parent.

You want to ride the course...... nothing new on race day! Besides I'll be there and I have to get used to you blasting by me...



Edited by Houstonrider 2010-04-15 10:52 AM

Don't listen to him, save the entire course for the following weekend!

In exactly one month I will officially be a triathlete (if I dont drown of course )

If I recall they do not allow drowning.  Might even be in the rules or something.

Just getting caught up...

Eric and Betsy:  GREAT photo.  You look very happy.  Best of luck to you.  I don't suppose anyone got video of the squirrel incident, did they? 

I just saw an article recently that suggested that deaths occur much more frequently in triathlon than in marathon.  However, the vast majority of triathlon deaths are drownings.  So yeah, get through the swim and you're GOLDEN.

There's a funny post in the Branson 70.3 forum where some guy asks which wheels to use on the hilly bike course. Another person responds that he actually chose that event because it should be a challenging course, with a hilly bike.  A third person responds, in total seriousness, that it shouldn't be too bad, because "the swim and run are flat."  

Maybe it's those hilly swims that get people in trouble.

Such a comforting thought... haha.  I've decided my strategy is just going to singing "Just keep swimming just keep swimming just keep swimming swimming swimming...." until the swim is over 

It worked for me Emma... Swim was actually much better than any training that I did.
( but mine was in a pool)

Happy Friday MG peeps! Planning on one last big push this weekend in training and then ease it into the next weekend for the 70.3.

Any good plans, races or trainning on tap for anyone else?

Sending some additional well wishes out to our newly married mentor & his better half as they embark on their honeymoon.  Enjoy the trip and when you manage to get out of your state room or hotel room long enough to see some sights... take some good pics, so we can experience a lil' vacation envy!  

Have fun Y'all!  See ya when ya get back to reality! 

Edited by Trin2bfast 2010-04-16 9:20 AM

TGIF!!!  Finally its Friday!!!  I'm headed to the gym for a swim and then I have a 5k at 7 tonight.  James is running with me and I know he'll push me so I'm hoping for a great time.  Then we are having date night!!  Tomorrow will probably be an off day for me and Sunday Bella and I are heading out for a bike ride

I like your attitude.

I haven't done a thing since the Oly!  LOL  Is there such thing as a post race taper?  Or maybe just post race malaise? 
My Dad came into town which gave me a great excuse not to do anything.
The plan is a little jog today while the girls are at the Y and see how everything feels.

Anybody racing this weekend???  I know there is going to be a lot of action next weekend but wasn't sure about this weekend.

My weekend will be mostly focused on finding an apartment, as my wife and I will be homeless in two weeks.  I shouldn't complain, as we sold our house for full price with no concessions, but we did not expect it to sell in two days.  We were left with our heads spinning over the fact that the buyers wanted to close so quickly and we had not yet found a house we wanted to buy.

Also going to try to get a long ride in tomorrow, and one last(?) day of snowboarding in on Sunday.  

Best of luck to everyone with a race this weekend! 

Thanks Justin!

And good luck to all who will be racing the next two weekends!  Hopefully you guys will reap the benefits of all the training!

Aloha!

I am riding the Kansas 70.3 bike course tomorrow morning and hopefully have a little leftover for a lap on the run course.  Hopefully knowing the course going in will calm some nerves. 

No major plans for me this weekend other then going to the airport for a pickup.    I'm planning one last long run before my half marathon and of course felt a trail run up a mountain would be perfect.  I'm also volunteering at a sunset race.  It should be a cool race as sunsets out here are amazing.  This might be a race I put on my schedule next year.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. Hope everyone understands my lack of participation in the thread recently, I'll be back to full force in May. Good luck to everyone racing over the next couple weekends! We're off to Hawaii tomorrow AM and will be back on 5/3 with plenty of stories and pictures I'm sure